Cultivating Conversations

In this portion of our Business Development Series, we aim to tackle the most underutilized tools of any business owner: IP and Contracts! The boring, often overlooked, but very necessary documents that protect you as a business owner. This episode will be anything but boring as we also tackle the importance of branding and intellectual property in the Cannabis space and an intro to the license process. Buckle up, and get ready to upgrade your business knowledge!

In this special segment, we discuss the intricacies of starting a Cannabis business, although much of it would apply to most entrepreneurs looking to start a structured business! Join us as we discuss each phase of starting your business venture the right way! If you've even been intimidated by the process of starting your own business, definitely subscribe to this!

Welcome back! Heres Pt 2 of our Social Equity Episode. In this episode we wanted to take our time and discuss this as detailed and openly as possible. In this part we discuss what is working, a little more of what isn't, and most importantly, what to avoid if you're a SE applicant (Be careful, theres Sharks in those waters). So sit back, and enjoy the final part of our Social Equity Episode!

Hello all! In this special, two-part episode, we tackle the huge effort known as Social Equity in the Cannabis Industry. While we all can agree these programs are necessary, it seems the application is struggling to find its way into reality in nearly all legal states. We have compiled a great representation of the diversity at Cultiva, and we all weigh in on the war on drugs, what we see, and what we think is working. This is a massive topic with special guests, so our shows are a little longer and this one is broken up into two parts! With such an important subject, we had to take our time. Grab a snack, get comfortable at work, or settle in for a nice drive and lets talk about the subject barely otherwise discussed, in such brutal honesty.

In this episode we tackle the hot topic of Hemp derived Delta 8 THC, and Isomer of CBD. We will discuss the legal facts surrounding Hemp derived cannabinoids, the August 2020 DEA Memo, and answer the questions on everyone's mind: Is Delta 8 THC Legal?

Hello everyone and Happy Holidays!

In this episode our awesome managing CA attorney, Mio Asami covers the most asked questions in California Cannabis licensing as well as shares her point of view that is the California Cannabis market. If you're looking to start a licensed adult-use Cannabis business in California, do not miss this one!

Welcome to our socially-distanced episode! As we move forward we're upgrading our show, but this one is a "2020 Special!"

This episode's topic is on the recent move to legalize Cannabis in Mexico, some would argue the largest supplier of Marijuana in the world. In this discussion we will talk about the history of Marijuana in Mexico, from early farmers using it as medicine, to current day. We will also touch on the aspect of legalization in regards to big business vs. the cartel's long standing hold on the industry. What this could mean for the Mexican economy, and future trade relations with the US. Plus, our bonus Strain of the Day!

In this episode we cover the differences of Delta 9 THC and Total THC for purposes of compliance in Industrial Hemp products.

This episode we speak about groundbreaking progress of the MORE Act (S.2227) Introduced by our FIRST FEMALE VP, Kamala Harris.

The bill covers an array of elements to Decriminalize Cannabis federally. Additionally, the bill:

replaces statutory references to marijuana and marihuana with cannabis,

requires the Bureau of Labor Statistics to regularly publish demographic data on cannabis business owners and employees,

establishes a trust fund to support various programs and services for individuals and businesses in communities impacted by the war on drugs,

imposes a 5% tax on cannabis products and requires revenues to be deposited into the trust fund,

makes Small Business Administration loans and services available to entities that are cannabis-related legitimate businesses or service providers,

prohibits the denial of federal public benefits to a person on the basis of certain cannabis-related conduct or convictions,

prohibits the denial of benefits and protections under immigration laws on the basis of a cannabis-related event (e.g., conduct or a conviction), and

establishes a process to expunge convictions and conduct sentencing review hearings related to federal cannabis offenses.

In this episode we introduce ourselves, how we came to practice in the Cannabis Law space, and what we aim to speak about in future episodes!